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For information on school boards in Scotland see School board (Scotland)
For information on school boards in England and Wales see School board (England & Wales)

A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors of a school, local school district or higher administrative level. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. School Boards in Scotland were involved in determining the overall policies objectives and Ethos at the school England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland School boards were set up in England and Wales under the Elementary Education Act 1870 following campaigning by George Dixon, Joseph Chamberlain School districts are a form of Special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools

The elected council helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, state, or province. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. It usually shares power with a larger institution, such as the government's department of education. The name of the board is also often used to refer to the school system under the board's control.

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The leadership of a school district, and generally the statewide organization responsible for the oversight of such local boards as well, is styled as the "XYZ Board of Education" or some variation thereon. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

Boards of education are usually elected by residents of the school district but may also be appointed by mayors or other executives of jurisdictions such as cities or counties whose jurisdictions may be coextensive with that of the school district. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The Board of Education of the District of Columbia includes both elected and appointed members, as does the Ohio Board of Education. District of Columbia Public Schools ( DCPS) is the traditional public school system of Washington D The Ohio State Board of Education is the governing body of the Ohio Department of Education, the State education agency of Ohio. The Massachusetts Board of Education consists of eight appointed members and one elected by the public school students of the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Board of Education (BOE is responsible for interpreting and implementing laws relevant to Public education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There may also be circumstances where nonresident property owners whose property taxes can be affected by a levy enacted by the school board may have a right to vote in school board elections as well. Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed State boards of education are generally appointed by the governor but are entirely elected by popular vote in a few states. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government

The size and authority of boards of education varies widely. In some districts they have the authority to set and levy tax rates; in others they may have only the authority to recommend such to a legislative body or executive. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Most boards have between five and fifteen members. In some districts, especially small rural ones, they may approve the hiring and dismissal of every teacher; more typically they are responsible only for overall policies and procedures and leave the day-to-day operation of the district to a professional educator, who is generally referred to by the title of schools superintendent, chief executive officer, or director. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time In Education, a superintendent (also known as a chief school administrator in many states is an individual that has executive oversight and administration rights A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator In rural and suburban districts in particular, there are often discussions about the abilities and powers of individual board members and what rights that they have (if any) to observe and comment on individual schools or classes. A consensus has been reached in many districts in recent years that board members have only "collective" authority when meeting and acting as a board and should generally not be involved as individuals in attempting to run schools directly.

Particularly in rural areas, the board of education of a county-wide school district may be the area's largest employer and thus the board may be subject to political considerations that may be lessened or lacking in other circumstances. Compensation for board members varies from none at all in districts where members serve on a volunteer basis to jurisdictions where the position is considered to be a major part-time job and may pay thousands of dollars per annum. State Board of Education members in most states are reimbursed for their travel expenses in conjunction with meetings, although this also varies on a state-by-state basis.

Lists of school boards

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List of Ontario School boards Public English Airy and Sabine District School Area Board, Whitney Ontario List of public school districts in Orange County California Community College Districts Coast Community College District List of school districts in Colorado by county Colorado has 186 school districts The Massachusetts Board of Education (BOE is responsible for interpreting and implementing laws relevant to Public education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The New York City Department of Education ( NYCDOE) is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system The following boards of education have been recognized by Government of India Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education
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